When I was a young man I lived in Africa and learned to love hot, spicy foods. In Cameroon, where I was a Peace Corps volunteer, the food was generally bland. Local folks ate ground corn, rice or cassava that was boiled up and only made interesting when served with a sauce made of leaves, […]
2013
Lester, Preble
GEORGETOWN — Ashley Elizabeth Lester and Clarence “Chip” Appleton Preble III of Georgetown wish to announce their engagement. Lester, daughter of Carroll and Traci Plummer of Georgetown, and Randy Lester of Boothbay, is a 2011 graduate of Boothbay Region High School and a 2012 graduate of the Maine Medical Center School of Surgical Technology. She […]
Giancola, Passafiume
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Jessica Michelle Giancola and Matthew Joseph Passafiume of Virginia Beach, Va., wish to announce their engagement. Giancola, daughter of David and Marcia Giancola of Harpswell, Maine, is a graduate of Lisbon Falls (Maine) Christian Academy, and works as an administrator for Air Wisconsin Airline Corp. at Norfolk International Jetport in Virginia. […]
Monica Chapman, John Moore
BURLINGTON, Vt. — Jeffrey Chapman is pleased to announce the marriage of his daughter, Monica Lynn Chapman of Brunswick, Maine, to John William Moore of Colchester, Vt. Mr. and Mrs. Moore exchanged their wedding vows on May 11, 2013, at the country club in Burlington, Vt. Kati Clemons was the maid of honor, James Rielly […]
Candice Currier, Christopher Pendagast
SOUTH YARMOUTH, Mass. — Candice Currier and Christopher Pendagast of Goffstown, N.H., were married on June 7, 2013. The ceremony took place at the Red Jacket Spa and Resort in South Yarmouth, Mass. The bride, daughter of Jim and Carrie Currier, is a graduate of Goffstown Area High School and North American Hockey Academy, and […]
Karen Marlin, Judith Chamberlain
BRUNSWICK — Karen Ann Marlin and Judith Chamberlain of Brunswick were married on June 1, 2013. The ceremony took place at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick, with a service at the Minnie Brown Center in Bath. Officiating the ceremony was the Rev. Sylvia Stocker. Marlin, daughter of Charles and Mary Marlin, both deceased, is […]
BIRTHS
Miles Memorial Hospital, Damariscotta A boy, Abram Wilfred Smith, to Dyani and Correy Smith of Whitefield, June 8, 2013. Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick A boy, Ethan Michael Phinney, to Michelle Deanna (Morrell) and Wayne Allen Phinney of Bowdoin, June 3, 2013. A boy, Dylan Joseph Moeller, to Tanya Alyce (Mac- Gown) and Jeremy Joseph Moeller […]
Topsham man killed in Afghanistan
TOPSHAM A soldier from Topsham died in Afghanistan Sunday supporting Operation Enduring Freedom after his unit was attacked with an improvised explosive device, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday afternoon. The Defense Department said in a release posted on its website Tuesday afternoon that Sgt. Corey E. Garver, 26, of Topsham, died Sunday in Zormat, […]
When it comes to NSAIDs, take the lowest effective dose for the shortest possible time
You feel a headache coming on from a long day at the office … your knee is aching from your morning jog … when reaching into your medicine cabinet for common painkillers, you may not have realized that you were taking a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a category of medications helpful for reducing pain and […]